senate majority leader harry reid thinks we are. there's two problems, one is is that procedurally and process wise we're running out of time practically to do something here depending on what comes out of this 3:00 meeting. it's the problem we've been facing for two years in washington, they don't agree on how to fix this thing. >> on very core principles. >> you're right. nobody wants to give up their long-held beliefs on this. >> manu, i do this a lot. we have a democrat on and i say, listen, if you got everything you wanted. if they were willing to raise taxes on everybody in their mother that you wanted, would you do any kind of entitlement reform? would you means test medicare for millions arsz and billionaires? the answer is no. i turn tow republicans. listen, if they had an epiphany, representative ryan is right, we should turn medicare to a vou voucher system, would you raise taxes on anybody? what's going to be different in the new year? it seems like we're going over the cliff because nobody wants to budge. >> i think it'